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Burrow Beach

Burrow Beach from directly overhead

Burrow Beach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Electric School of Fish, a artwork 0.4 miles away.

The story

Burrow Beach, also known as the Hole in the Wall locally, is a beach in Sutton, in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It neighbours Claremont Beach by Howth village, and, across the water (the exit of the inlet of Baldoyle Bay), Portmarnock Strand. It is served by a lifeguard during the summer months and is a green flag beach.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q42852329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.39367, -6.10258

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sutton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Seagrange Park: 1.4 mi
  • Racecourse Park: 1.4 mi
  • Beau Park Square: 2.1 mi
  • Casana Bank: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 54
  • Earlscliffe Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Irish Suzhou Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Walled Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Talbot Botanic Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Malahide Heritage Garden: 4.5 mi
Springs: 43
  • St. Doolagh's Well: 3.5 mi
  • St Catherine's Well: 3.5 mi
  • Saint John's Well: 6.3 mi
  • Saint Broc's Well: 7.0 mi
  • St Cronans Well: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Claremont Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Portmarnock Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Red Rock Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Broad Strand: 2.4 mi
  • Hidden Beach: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Toni's: 9.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 13.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Burrow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW757 m17.6 mi
SeefinganSW723 m17.9 mi
War HillSSW685 m18.6 mi
SeahanSW647 m16.8 mi
TonduffSSW642 m17.4 mi
Corrig MountainSW617 m16.6 mi
Tonduff East TopSSW593 m17.5 mi
Glendoo MountainSSW585 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5620:5921:57
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0016:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/27541309

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